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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1940
Page
9
New York survey says 1940 Christmas shopping could set records with longer lists than in the Twenties. Lew Hahn, a prominent retailer, comments on the brisk consumer mood and rising holiday spending as December days pass.
Quiet white haired general manager Hahn of the National Retail Dry Goods Association says December volume may exceed 1929 but remain shy of the high 1929 peak. He notes prices are lower and December returns show 10 to 30 percent gains over last year, with New York and Chicago leading in early December.
Reports from Atlanta to San Francisco show December sales rising sharply. Atlanta estimates city retail at 35 million, 1939 figure cited. Kansas City sees a 4 percent rise over 1939 in two weeks to Dec 7. San Francisco stores run 20 percent above last December with heavy apparel gains. Los Angeles area retail activity rebounds from influenza, November index near 100, December expected well above prewar Dec. Army seeks hostesses for training camps, requiring high standards and nonglamorous qualifications.
In Palm Springs California a utilitarian gas tank aimed at serving the resort was painted to blend with the desert. Protests spanned three years until under Frank Miller’s direction the structure received a mottled brown tan and purple camouflage to reduce visual impact.
Kenneth Palmer six year old son of Glen Palmer sustained severe burns last week when flashlight batteries were tossed in a stove and exploded in his face. He was treated at Wessington hospital and is reported to be making satisfactory progress.
The army plans 99 hostesses with salaries of 2190 for seniors and 1620 for juniors to run morale clubs at 383 service sites. Senior hostesses will oversee social events and care for relatives of draftees, while juniors manage cafeterias and duties assigned by the senior. Libraries, games, bunkhouses, and motion picture tents are also planned to keep soldiers content.
In De Smet on December 24 Speen the annual business meeting elected officers led by Mrs Maggie Crawford as vice grand Mr Roy Ande as secretary Miss Clarence Thedorf as treasurer and Mrs Howard Mungiv el for another post.
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